King's Bridge (Pennsylvania)
The King's Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Middlecreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1802, and is a 127-foot-4-inch-long (38.81 m) Burr truss bridge, with an asbestos covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Laurel Hill Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]
King's Bridge | |
 King's Bridge, June 2005 | |
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| Location | West of Somerset off Pennsylvania Route 653, Middlecreek Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′15″N 79°16′17″W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1806 |
| Architectural style | Kingpost truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Somerset County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003632[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1980 |
Bridge off Pennsylvania Route 653
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2011. Note: This includes Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources (King's Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to King's Bridge (New Lexington, Pennsylvania).
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-638, "King's Bridge", 5 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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